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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 14 Feb 2008

It has plentiful whimsy, a big enough heart and Joan Plowright in one fine scene, burbling magnificently…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 14 Feb 2008

Fans of the books will be pleased with the film version, which is equally as action packed and fast paced…

Review of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 14 Feb 2008

It's a movie I can imagine kids actually liking, as opposed to one that clueless studio executives merely want them to like…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 14 Feb 2008

It's got thrills but is not allegorically deep or daunting like the Harry Potter or Narnia flicks. It skews young…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Feb 2008

Fatherless children are the order of the day, but the film develops this theme no more than the absolute minimum, instead content to stage…

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By Brandon Fibbs (448) for Christianity Today (953) on 14 Feb 2008

An enjoyable adventure fantasy sure to cast a spell over its audiences…

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By Christian Toto (897) for Washington Times (392) on 14 Feb 2008

Just because The Spiderwick Chronicles isn't an insta-classic doesn't mean it's not a fine time at the movies…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 14 Feb 2008

A fantasy adventure with the questionable uplifting message that revenge tastes sweet…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (630) on 14 Feb 2008

a wonderful stand-in for childhood itself, when kids often have adventures involving things only they can see…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 14 Feb 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a modest and reasonably charming example of a genre that isn't exactly renowned for modesty or charm…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (604) on 14 Feb 2008

just the sort of 'fantastical' adventure we've needed at the movies after the Oscar onslaught and ensuing winter doldrums…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 14 Feb 2008

A Ghoulies for the post-millennial crowd, complete with lots of short attention span flash…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 13 Feb 2008

Its simplistic and occasionally juvenile plot is at odds with its more mature subject matter…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 13 Feb 2008

Director Mark Waters keeps Spiderwick moving like crazy, which frees it from the overblown quality that bogs down some of these fantasy epics…

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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 13 Feb 2008

After lovingly setting up the intricate relationships among its characters Spiderwick loses itself in the action and pretty special effects,…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 13 Feb 2008

Brevity works in the film's favor, turning a potential franchise headache into a delightful winter diversion brimming with revolting creatures,…

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By Rebecca Murray (740) for About.com (1,470) on 13 Feb 2008

An engaging, adventurous tale filled with all sorts of intriguing and entertaining characters…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 13 Feb 2008

Yet much like last year's fine Disney adaptation of Bridge to Terabithia, this one is an outright winner taking audiences into a tremendously…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 13 Feb 2008

That perfect nexus of childlike wonder and the terrors of the id…

Review of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 13 Feb 2008

Director Mark Waters keeps Spiderwick moving like crazy, which frees it from the overblown quality that bogs down some of these fantasy epics…

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